Genera Euphorbiacearum

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title Genera Euphorbiacearum
Authors and Contributors      By (author) A. Radcliffe-Smith
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:261
Dimensions(mm): Height 245,Width 155
Category/GenreBotany and plant sciences
ISBN/Barcode 9781842460221
ClassificationsDewey:583.69
Audience
Tertiary Education (US: College)
Professional & Vocational

Publishing Details

Publisher Royal Botanic Gardens
Imprint Kew Publishing
Publication Date 2 April 2001
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

Euphorbiaceae is the sixth largest family of the Angiosperms. This account of the genera of the Euphorbiaceae is based primarily on the unpublished manuscript of the family housed in the Kew archives, which was to have been included by Dr John Hutchinson in Volume 3 of his "The Genera of Flowering Plants". Although his generic descriptions were largely drawn upon for this account, the classification follows Grady Webster's (1994) system. Five subfamilies are recognised, primarily on a palynological basis. 334 genera are described and keyed out. The volume includes 50 black & white line drawings, and a colour frontispiece of cultivated Euphorbs.